中城午餐的绝对最好餐厅

Hash-brown tacos from Alex Stupak’s biggest Empellón yet.Photo: Liz Clayman

在镇中部发生的午餐不必在道路的中间。“中城午餐”的想法对不同的人来说意味着不同的事情:伟大的清真购物车,在该地区最后剩下的电力经纪人中,经典的三马蒂尼迷你弯曲者或切碎的沙拉。但是,出于此列表的目的,中城点点目的地提供的午餐既不会太匆忙,也不太多。它不太喜欢,也不是随便的。它既不是非常昂贵的,也不是bupkis。取而代之的是,最好的中城午餐体验是从电子表格,闲聊和市场通话中喘息的60分钟左右。这些是找到这个时刻的最好餐厅。

The绝对Best

1.Empellón
麦迪逊大街510号,在53街;212-367-0999

Alex Stupak has gone full fun land with his latest and largest endeavor, the two-level, 8,000-square-foot Empellón in midtown. Amid the brightly colored walls and Biata Roytburd sculptures, Stupak upends traditional Mexican technique with his usual impish twinkle, while managing to cater to the area’s traditional natives: Yes, there are $125 fajitas and steak tartare served atop gooey queso fundido. Midday, though, Stupak also offers a $35 prix fixe, where one can try, say, a cheerful plate of yellow beets, coconut crema, and green-chile ice; and a quiver of inventive tacos, with fillings like crisp hash browns or soft sweetbreads. Save room, naturally, for the cinnamon ice-cream sandwich.

2.让·盖尔格斯(Jean-Georges)Nougatine
1 Central Park W., at 60th St.; 212-299-3900

它在特朗普国际酒店塔中的位置最近可能使它变得更加艰难,但让·盖尔斯·冯·范格里奇(Jean-Georges Vongerichten)的旗舰店早已值得一游。20年来,Vongerichten兄弟(Jean-Georges)在厨房里(在精神上,甚至不是字面上的话)和餐厅里的菲利普(Philippe),都向任何人和每个人都付诸实践,需要维持生计。在这二十年的时间里,他们只以最温和的方式提高了价格。只需58美元,一个人就可以像国王一样在主餐厅里像国王一样盛宴,在许多方面都有有力的螃蟹饺子和许多炸碎的菜肴:带有坚果和种子的海鲈鱼;鲑鱼与酸面团;鸡肉果酱与帕尔马干酪。真正的精美午餐会发现自己是在更随意的牛难的地方,其中38美元将为您带来三个盘子,其中包括纽约最被低估的芝士汉堡,这是对餐厅环境的毫无意外的点头 - 上面戴着俄罗斯的调味料。

3.印度口音
123 W. 56th St., btw Sixth and Seventh Ave.; 212-842-8070

Pause for a moment to appreciate the name of Manish Mehrotra’s haute-Indian restaurant. Playful, smart, and justifiably confident. Indeed, at Indian Accent — which Mehrotra opened last year as the New York counterpart to his New Delhi flagship — the chef slays. Two courses, had for $34, open a world in which one enjoys Bengal rice khichdi, a proto-kedgeree, with smoked papa; tender short ribs topped with tart mango sauce; and a soft-shell crab fried in the style of Koli fishermen that’s presented like a poor crustacean Pompeii victim. It’s lunch, and it’s an adventure.

4.Má Pêche
钱伯斯酒店, 15 W. 56th St., nr. Fifth Ave.; 212-757-5878

MáPêche于2010年开业,在戴维·张(David Chang)的《帝国建筑》(Empire Building)十年以上的命运时代。这是一个冒险的搬到上城区,自那天以来,包括厨师在内的情况发生了很多变化。现在监督SSämBar’s Matthew Rudofker, the slightly sterile space is still a bit of a bummer at dinner, but at lunch it is exactly the type of refuge for which one hankers. The menu, meanwhile, is all over the place in the best, most Chang-ian way imaginable: The bao are filled with corned beef and cabbage; there’s a bucket of habanero fried chicken; and you’ll find pork ramen and a kimchee-bacon burger. And, for the more rushed among us, the mezzanine bar housesFuku+, Chang’s sandwich-forward fast-food counter.

5.Great Northern Food Hall
公园大道第42街的大中央航站楼;没有电话

做得正确后,巨大的食品大厅可以充当美味的会议。他们也非常方便。忠于它的名字,这个特殊的大厅的食物(由诺玛联合创始人Claus Meyer开放)是伟大的和北方的。在Smørrebrød摊位上,黑麦面包配上完美瓷砖的腌制鲱鱼,上面撒上辣根奶油,或鸡蛋和虾和菜籽蛋黄酱。在轻松的优雅餐厅,还有小牛肉塔,牛肉塔拉特人和猪肉沙特,除了如此新鲜的沙拉外,还应该被拍打。

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